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BRITISH BIRDS' NESTS. 



twigs, lined with turf, moss, fibrous roots, and some- 

 times wool or rags, according to some authorities. 



Eggs. Three to five, pale blue with a tinge of 

 green. Size about 2.5 by 1.7 in. (See Plate VIII.) 



Time. January, February, March, and April. 



HERON'S NEST. 



The two first months only in exceptionally fine, 

 open seasons. I have seen eggs in nests during 

 May and the early part of June in the island of Skye 

 and other parts of the Highlands. 



Remarks. Resident. Notes: harsh, short, and 

 guttural. Some naturalists describe the alarm note 

 as frank, frank, cronk, but it sounds to me like 



